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Also known as GO:0005694, chromosomes

thumb|Different representations of chromosomes thumb|Main parts of a condensed chromosome thumb|212x212px|Condensed chromosome (purple rod) inside a bone marrow erythrokaryocyte undergoing mitosis

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A chromosome is a structure inside cells that contains DNA and carries the genes needed to build and maintain an organism. Chromosomes matter because they're how genetic information is organized and passed on from one cell to another, including from parents to offspring.

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19 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History of discovery
  • Prokaryotes
  • Structure in sequences
  • DNA packaging
  • Eukaryotes
  • Interphase chromatin
  • Metaphase chromatin and division
  • Human chromosomes
  • Karyotype
  • History and analysis techniques
  • Aberrations
  • Sperm aneuploidy
  • Number in various organisms
  • In eukaryotes
  • In prokaryotes
  • See also
  • Notes and references
  • External links

thumb|Different representations of chromosomes thumb|Main parts of a condensed chromosome thumb|212x212px|Condensed chromosome (purple rod) inside a bone marrow erythrokaryocyte undergoing mitosis

thumb|upright=0.9|Diagram of a duplicated and condensed metaphase eukaryotic chromosome:

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